首页
外语
计算机
考研
公务员
职业资格
财经
工程
司法
医学
专升本
自考
实用职业技能
登录
外语
For more than 40 years, Earth has been sending out distress signals. At first they were subtle, like the thin shells of bald-eag
For more than 40 years, Earth has been sending out distress signals. At first they were subtle, like the thin shells of bald-eag
admin
2013-01-28
59
问题
For more than 40 years, Earth has been sending out distress signals. At first they were subtle, like the thin shells of bald-eagle eggs that cracked because they were laced (使混合) with DDT. Then the signs were unmistakable, like the covering of smoke over the Amazon rain forest, where farmers and ranchers (牧场主人) set fire to clear land. Finally, as the new millennium drew near, it was obvious that Earth’s pain had become humanity’s pain. The collapse of the North Atlantic cod (鳕鱼) fishery put 30,000 Canadians out of work and ruined the economies of 700 communities. In 1998, deforestation worsened China’s floods, which killed 3,600 people and left 14 million homeless. Population pressures and overcrowding raised the toll from 1999’s rains in Latin America, which killed more than 30,000 people and created armies of environmental refugees.
And how have we responded to four decades of ever louder distress signals? We’ve staged a procession, of Earth Days, formed Green parties, passed environmental laws, forged a few international treaties and organized global gabfests (杂谈会) like the 1992 Earth Summit in Rio de Janeiro. All the while, the decline of earth’s ecosystems has continued unabated.
What will it take for us to get serious about saving our environment? When will environmentalism more from being a philosophy promoted by a passionate minority to a way of life that governs mainstream behavior and policy? How can we understand that Earth is one big natural system and that torching tropical rain forests and destroying coral reefs (珊瑚礁) will eventually threaten the well-being of towns and cities everywhere?
One crucial step is a true accounting of the state of the planet, a thorough assessment of the health of all Earth’s major ecosystems, from oceans to forests. Only a comprehensive global survey can show how damage to one system is affecting other systems and can determine whether Earth as a whole is losing its ability to nurture the full diversity of life and the economies of nations.
What environmental problem is NOT mentioned in the passage?
选项
A、Overpopulation.
B、Deforestation.
C、Pollution.
D、Fuel depletion.
答案
D
解析
文中第1段已提及前三种环境问题。
转载请注明原文地址:https://kaotiyun.com/show/8w1O777K
0
考博英语
相关试题推荐
Eachyear,millionsofpeopleinBangladeshdrinkgroundwaterthathasbeenpollutedbynaturallyhighlevelsofarsenicpoison
Areyoualwayssureyouknowwhatpeoplemeanwhentheytrytodescribetheirfeelingstoyou?Weusebothwordsandgesturesto
Areyoualwayssureyouknowwhatpeoplemeanwhentheytrytodescribetheirfeelingstoyou?Weusebothwordsandgesturesto
Montaigne’sholdonhisreadersarisesfrommanycauses.Thereishisfrankandcuriousself-delineation.Thatinterests,becaus
Researcherswhorefusetosharedatawithothersmay【51】otherstowithholdresultsfromthem,【52】astudybyhealth-policyanalys
Researcherswhorefusetosharedatawithothersmay【51】otherstowithholdresultsfromthem,【52】astudybyhealth-policyanalys
Punditswhowanttosoundjudiciousarefondofwarmingagainstgeneralizing.Eachcountryisdifferent,theysay,andnoonest
Scholarsandstudentshavealwaysbeengreattravellers.Theofficialcasefor"academicmobility"isnowoftenstatedinimpres
Itwas3:45inthemorningwhenthevotewasfinallytaken.Aftersixmonthsofarguingandafinal16hoursofhotparliamentar
Whenyou’renegotiatingwithsomeone,listenforthemessagesthatheorshemightbesendingtoyou.For【C1】______,thewor
随机试题
A9.3cmB11.3cmC13.3cmD10cmE12.75cm妊娠足月时枕下前囟径平均值
X线能使胶片产生
禽类特有的中枢免疫器官是()。
中国公民李某(曾任某国有企业总经理)2004年携贪污的巨款逃往甲国。根据甲国法律,对李某贪污行为的最高量刑为15年。甲国与我国没有引渡条约。甲国表示,如果中国对李某被指控的犯罪有确凿的证据,并且做出对其量刑不超过15年的承诺,可以将其引渡给中国。根据我国引
2007年1月1日,某企业以410万元从证券公司购入甲公司当日发行的两年期债券作为短期投资,并支付相关税费1.5万元;该债券票面金额为400万元,每半年付息一次,年利率为4%;7月1日,企业收到利息8万元;8月20日,企业以405万元的价格出售该投资。假
名句“落霞与孤鹜齐飞,秋水共长天一色”描绘的是登名楼()所见景色。
让脸上抹有红点的婴儿站在镜子前,观察其行为表现。这个实验测试的是婴儿哪方面的发展?()
“纸上得来终觉浅,绝知此事要躬行”体现了下列哪种德育方法?()
个体身心的发展具有不平衡性,因此教育要()。(2014.广东)
以“信用”为主题,发表一篇3分钟的演讲。
最新回复
(
0
)